The England cricket team has been wearing black armbands at different times recently to pay tribute and show respect for several significant cases of loss:
- They wore black armbands along with the Indian team on the opening day of the Test series at Headingley to express solidarity and condolences for the victims of the Air India flight AI 171 crash near Ahmedabad, which caused a tragic loss of over 270 lives, including Indian and UK nationals.
- On Day 3 of the same Test, both teams wore black armbands to honor the late David "Syd" Lawrence, a former England fast bowler and the first British-born Black cricketer to represent England, who passed away recently.
- On Day 5 of the Test, the players wore black armbands in memory of former Indian spinner Dilip Doshi, who died at age 77 in London.
- In a separate instance during the 2nd Test at Edgbaston, England and India players wore black armbands for Wayne Larkins, a former England cricketer who had passed away.
Thus, the black armbands have been worn by the England cricket team as a mark of respect and remembrance for tragic events and the passing of notable cricketers closely tied to cricketing history and the teams involved.
